Social Media Dangers

A teenager from Cumbria has created a poster warning young people about online grooming and urging them to keep their privacy settings high on social media.

Georgia Goodman, 19, made the poster with the help of Fixers and plans to share it in secondary schools to make children aware of the risks.

She has been volunteering with the Brathay Trust – which encourages children to positively engage in their communities – for the past year, and the experience has motivated her campaign.

‘Through my voluntary work I have met young people who have been directly affected by this issue and seen the impact it’s had on their lives. I feel like it’s a subject that needs to be spoken about,’ she says.

Georgia’s poster - which is aimed at children between 11 and 12 - shows an example of a boy being groomed by someone lying about their identity, who asks him for photographs and to keep secrets.

It also lists other signs of grooming to look out for, including being paid lots of attention and being asked for personal information.